Do you overprotect your kids?

My mom was VERY protective over her first child, Joe, Until my dad came along and taught her how to be less protective, and to allow children to learn, like I learned that an Iron is hot because I put my hand on it, yeah, not smart, but I was 2 and they didn't see me about to do it (dad was holding me, and mom was ironing, and they had both stopped to talk, I reached out and touched the iron) but making mistakes is One of the BEST ways to learn, Unfortunately a lot of moms these days dont know how to make that sacrifice of themselves to allow their children space, mom lets me do a lot of my own thing, but she lets me see how it affects her, that she IS scared for me. She does VERY well raising Nat and I

I believe my mother to be overprotective of me when I came out. I knew that my mom took good care of my four older cousins and she too was considered to ba like a mother to my cousins. When I came out, I learned that she would not want to see me being bitten by mosquitoes or to see me getting stumbled. And I guess, everymother is like that protective of children, but mothers learn when to give space to their children when children grow up. :D

Who doesn't? In this day and age it's difficult not to be, but if we are dilligent in teaching our children, we should have every reason to have faith in them and in our own teaching. There are no guarantees, but the right mix of love, discipline and instruction is the right formula for the successful upbringing of any child and should put to rest any fears.